Marty was extremely well-behaved during today’s match-up versus the Tigers, making no overt political comments. It should, however, be noted that at end of the game he once again waxed on his man crush for Kent Mercker, the Reds’ 40 year-old journeyman reliever: “I’m a big fan of this guy. I think he helps a club in so many ways other than the ability to get people out.” Presumably he was not referring to Mercker's well known ability to score human growth hormone.
Mercker, of course, is one of the most active Republicans in the Reds clubhouse. When George Bush threw out the first pitch of the 2006 opener, dooming the Reds to another losing season, MLB.com reported, “Bush greeted Reds pitcher Kent Mercker, who hails from the Columbus, Ohio area, by saying, ‘This is your territory.’ Mercker then retrieved a Bush-Cheney cap from his locker. ‘I was going to wear this hat, but it didn't match,’ said Mercker to Bush.”
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